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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Rotherhithe 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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The principal macadam roads that have received attention are as under, with the areas dealt with and the amount of stone used :—
| Square yards. | Broken Granite used. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | c. | qrs. | ||
| Paradise Street | 2500 | 186 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawkstone Road | 945 | 36 | 14 | 0 |
| Abbeyfield Road | 402 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Galleywall Road | 1188 | 91 | 17 | 0 |
| London Street | 1168 | 77 | 11 | 0 |
| Neptune Street | 842 | 64 | 7 | 0 |
| Nelldale Road | 1140 | 61 | 10 | 2 |
| Adam Street . | 1260 | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| Chilton Street . | 1304 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Lavender Lane | 300 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| Cranham Road | 1200 | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| Hothfield Place | 233 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| Clack Street . | 498 | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| Ilderton Road | 950 | 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Southwark Park Road | 408 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| Prospect Street | 781 | 38 | 10 | 0 |
| Corbetts Lane | 666 | 45 | 5 | 3 |
| Mossington Road | 668 | 49 | 11 | 1 |
| Rotherhithe New Road | 1250 | 34 | 12 | 0 |
| Bush Road | 198 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Wharf | 292 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey Street | 1711 | 97 | 13 | 0 |
| Swan Lane | 1000 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Paradise Street | 1450 | 41 | 12 | 0 |
| Tunnel Square | 480 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| Rotherhithe Street (South wh.) | 1567 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| Culling Road | 2365 | 178 | 15 | 0 |
In the various works throughout the parish executed by our own workmen, the following
materials have been used :—
Broken Guernsey Granite 2350 tons
Thames Ballast 1471½ cub. yds.
Sand (from Docks) 587 „
Grey Stone Lime 28 „